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It'd be embarrassing if they had to launch a Crew Dragon to rescue them. I mean is that even an option for NASA?

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They have spare capsules docked on the station at all times for emergencies and to boost its orbit back up. It’s not the huge story requiring Thunderbird 3 that the writer makes it out to be…

Ah well, I doubt they would want to use these other than an absolute last option though.
 
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It'd be embarrassing if they had to launch a Crew Dragon to rescue them. I mean is that even an option for NASA?

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Ah well, I doubt they would want to use these other than an absolute last option though.

They will have backup plans after backup plans. After Apollo 13 and the Shuttle, nothing will ever be left in a position where everyone is shrugging their shoulders.

For the last few launches of the shuttle they had a second one on the launchpad ready to go if needed - I don’t know how quickly they could spin up a Crew Dragon if needed, but I’d imagine it’s on the list. Ideally they’d like the Starliner back I’d imagine…
 
They have spare capsules docked on the station at all times for emergencies and to boost its orbit back up. It’s not the huge story requiring Thunderbird 3 that the writer makes it out to be…

No, I know they're not stranded. But it's still a bit of a big deal that they've launched a spacecraft with a crew onboard in as shonky a state of readiness as that. Last time they even prepared to send one up that unready was probably Apollo 1, fortunately things haven't gone quite that poorly. Yet.
 
For the last few launches of the shuttle they had a second one on the launchpad ready to go if needed
Pretty sure that was only for the last Hubble repair mission as they wouldn't have been able to recover to the space station and await a further mission for recovery. There was always the next shuttle being readied, they had spare solid boosters, and the space station could house them until the next flight was ready. Although several shuttle astronauts volunteered to fly one last mission, using the last spare booters, NASA wouldn't entertain such a trip with no rescue mission possible.
 
Everyday Astronaut has a Factory Tour of StarBase up on YouTube

Pretty good, not as insightful as his previous tour which gave us a deeper understanding of the design philosophy but cool nonetheless.

Part 2 on it's way too.
 
Pretty sure that was only for the last Hubble repair mission as they wouldn't have been able to recover to the space station and await a further mission for recovery. There was always the next shuttle being readied, they had spare solid boosters, and the space station could house them until the next flight was ready. Although several shuttle astronauts volunteered to fly one last mission, using the last spare booters, NASA wouldn't entertain such a trip with no rescue mission possible.

You are of course correct - that’s me not bothering to properly google a nugget of information I had in my head and instead smashing out a reply. I shall do better next time…
 
Gotta love just how quickly and smoothly these falcon heavy boosters come down. Jaw dropping every single time.
Its just as crazy as the very first time. Its still mind blowing how effortless and precise these landings are.
Freakin love the sonic booms Pop'p'pop! Is there any explanation as to which the sonic boom sound profile has three distinct bangs? Its become such a signature sound to me.
I'll never forget the first time I was near a sonic boom, **** myself! The yanks did a show of force a couple of km to our South, we had no warning and thought a bomb/IED had gone off. **** it was loud and the roar afterwards was so confusing!
I'd love the hear these in person, its the type of bang you feel in the core of your chest! I cant imagine what the sonic boom of a Super Heavy will be like!
 
im interested to see how the whole catching rockets with a net thing works out.

its ammasing what the people have achieved especially as a private company. we desperatly need to start getting of earth if we want to survive longer term. the solar system is riff with challenges we'd expirence in other solar systems so its a good test bed.
 
Its just as crazy as the very first time. Its still mind blowing how effortless and precise these landings are.
Freakin love the sonic booms Pop'p'pop! Is there any explanation as to which the sonic boom sound profile has three distinct bangs? Its become such a signature sound to me.
I'll never forget the first time I was near a sonic boom, **** myself! The yanks did a show of force a couple of km to our South, we had no warning and thought a bomb/IED had gone off. **** it was loud and the roar afterwards was so confusing!
I'd love the hear these in person, its the type of bang you feel in the core of your chest! I cant imagine what the sonic boom of a Super Heavy will be like!

It’s the different parts of the rocket that stick out, like the engine nozzle and the grid fins, having their own shockwave that reaches the watcher at a slightly different time. Scott Manly probably has a video about it somewhere that I’ve dragged that information up from…
 
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